Israel Announces Plans for 1,000 New Settler Homes

Palestinians See Site as Part of Future State

Joshua Mitnick

TEL AVIV—Israel plans to build some 1,000 new housing units in areas of Jerusalem claimed by Palestinians as part of a future state, further stoking tensions in the city after months of violence.

An official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Monday that Mr. Netanyahu wants to push new developments in the Jewish neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo in northern Jerusalem and near the Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa in the south.